By substituting refined sugar for Dark Date Juice Concentrate in the classic coffee cake recipe you can achieve low sugar and refined
sugar free claims.
The usual glucose syrup, muscovado sugar and honey used for binding granola bars are replaced with Dark and Golden Date Juice Concentrates which allow refined
sugar free claims and are suitable for vegans.
Not exact matches
But here is the kicker... even though I see
claims all over the web that coconut
sugar is effectively fructose
free, it is made of 70 % -80 % sucrose, which is half fructose!
Sorry to barge in here but I am rather skeptical about your «
sugar -
free»
claim.
Innovative
claims the cinnamon and bitter melon combination make it suitable for those with Type - 2 diabetes and is the only
sugar -
free or low - calorie snack that offers this combination.
If a non-organic product contains corn, soy, canola oil, or even
sugar (as a significant amount of
sugar is now produced from GMO
sugar beets) it may contain GMOs unless the manufacturer makes a specific
claim that their product is GMO
free.
However, I don't see how you can
claim they are
sugar -
free!
However if the food label
claim is correct the Pizza Express Gluten
Free Margarita I tested has an incredible amount of fiber and almost no
sugars.
The problem is that
claims such as «no artificial colours or flavours», «contains wholegrain», «added vitamin and minerals», «source of fibre» and «99 % fat
free» are masking a cereal that's fibre - flimsy, contains too much salt, too much
sugar or all of the above.
Replacing
sugar in kitchen sauces allows for «refined
sugar free» and «100 % natural»
claims.
As an ingredient, dates offer a great solution for reducing
sugar content, enhancing taste, increasing fibre content, and making clean, gluten -
free, vegan, no refined
sugar, and 100 % natural
claims on food labels.
In the last 5 years, only about 2.6 % of newly launched cooking and table sauces have been registered with
sugar related
claims (low
sugar, no added
sugar, or
sugar free).
They are 100 % natural and refined
sugar free, contributing to clean label
claims while giving the sauces thicker consistency, sweeter taste and natural colour.
Using date ingredients for caramel flavour can help you achieve clean and clear label, with
claims such 100 % natural, refined
sugar free, no artificial colours, reduced
sugar, raw, vegan positioning your brand as healthy, consumer friendly and socially responsible.
For example, over 9 % of new product launches in the UK between June 2015 - June 2016 featured
sugar free / low
sugar / no added
sugar claims.
As they contain only naturally occurring
sugars, they are suitable for clean label
claims such as refined
sugar free, low
sugar and even no added
sugar in certain formulations.
Claims relating to
sugar content (
sugar -
free, low -
sugar and no - added -
sugar) have increased consistently in recent years, however, probably aided by advances in the use of new, particularly natural, sweeteners.
Containing only naturally occurring
sugars, dates as an ingredient can help develop a clean and clear label with
sugar related
claims such as: refined
sugar free, no added
sugar, reduced
sugar and low
sugar.
Including dates in finished products can contribute towards clean and clear labels with
claims such as 100 % natural, refined
sugar free, no added
sugar, high fibre, raw, and can be reflected in shorter ingredient declaration which is what consumers are looking for.
Often when recipes
claim to be
sugar free it really means that they've replaced cane
sugar or another refined
sugar with dried fruit or brown rice syrup or some other form of less processed
sugar.
The value used to define
sugar -
free is based upon the approved nutrition
claim for
sugar -
free in the EU Nutrition & Health
Claims Regulation legislation (EC) No 1924/2006.
What I admire about Farmstand is that instead of
claiming their food is «refined
sugar free» they simply tell you straight the few products that have
sugar added — this is their sweet muffins, chocolate bars and hot chocolate only at time of writing.
but even the healthiest honey is not
sugar -
free as the recipe
claims.
The 3/4 cup of honey in this recipe is contributing 209 grams of
sugar, so as your recipes
claims «
sugar -
free», that is not accurate and is misleading.
Well, besides usually being higher in
sugar and other junk ingredients, the gluten -
free claim creates a «health halo» so you're often reaching for seconds and thirds.
Products that contain these sweeteners will often have
claims on their labels, such as, «contains no refined
sugar» or «refined
sugar -
free.»
As with all foods, you need to carefully read the food labels for calorie and carbohydrate content, regardless of any
claims that the food is
sugar -
free or low -
sugar.
Rather than striving to get skinny and being attracted to
claims such as «
sugar free,» «zero calorie,» «blocks fat,» «melts pounds,» etc., let's be real.
But here is the kicker... even though I see
claims all over the web that coconut
sugar is effectively fructose
free, it is made of 70 % -80 % sucrose, which is half fructose!
The product description
claims the gluten -
free cookbook has recipes for breads, desserts, breakfast dishes, sauces, salad dressings, and condiments and that they can be made without dairy, or eggs, or refined
sugar, or all of the above.
Other
sugar daddy sites
claim to be
free for
sugar babies but they make you pay them...
It, also, has
claimed to be absolutely
free for
Sugar Babies, so I tried the
sugar dating site.
Almost all the
sugar dating sites make this
claim, but all they really mean is that «signing up» is
free.